Galgo News

Category: Campaign

  • UK Vet Fees – they are a rip off – people cannot afford them!

    The Competition & Markets Authority are looking into vet fees. About time too! They are ab absolute rip off because vet clinics have been taken over by big businesses like hedge funds, pension funds, pet insurance companies. I’ve discussed this recently on my blog but now the news is out there about the CMA action.

    Read about it on this weblink. If you scroll to the end of the article, you can HAVE YOUR SAY. Please do comment as it all adds fuel to the fire of the diabolical vet fees and the companies which own them.

    In conversation recently with a veterinary nurse, she said that pet owners now are not taking their pet to the vet when it first falls ill but trying to medicate themselves. Often this results in the pet becoming more ill, so that when the vet finally is consulted, sometimes the illness is too advanced and the pet is euthanaised! And if the owner wishes for the pet’s ashes, this charge is also proving prohibitive.

    The result of this –

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  • Protectora Scooby – galga Mistral hoping for a forever home

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    From Protectora Scooby.

    ‘This beautiful girl who is supposed to be adopted soon will probably spend the rest of her life in a kennel in our shelter because she is positive for leishmaniosis and people are more afraid of this Mediterranean disease than of Putin!

    With the right treatment, they can live well for many years. It’s not fair that dogs with leish don’t have the chance at a normal life and the love they deserve more than any other dog.

    If you can to give this galga, her name is Mistral, a dignified life and make her very happy so she would thank you with all her love and heart writes to: adopciones@scoobymedina.org

    An adopter with experience of taking on a dog with leishmania has this to say.

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  • PACMA – raising funds for animal shelters on your Spanish tax return

    News from PACMA trying to raise funds for the animal shelters in Spain.

    ‘Can you imagine being able to check a box to help animals on your tax return?

    Well, it is not a dream, and from the Animalist Party we are fighting to make it a reality.

    This initiative could change the lives of tens of thousands of animals rescued by animal protection entities, who are going through real economic hardship to be able to support them.

    For this reason, the Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) has asked the first vice president and Minister of Finance of Castilla, María Jesús Montero, to include animal protection entities in the social purposes box of the Income Tax Declaration.

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  • Galga Zenda – looking for a forever home after 7 years loyalty to a galguero

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    Meet Zenda (Persian origin : Sacred ).

    She’s a wonderful girl, affectionate when she trusts you, sociable with other dogs, great in the house. She’s not known what it’s like to live in a home, sleep warm and fluffy. Being company all day long.

    She is about 6-7 years old. It’s more like medium size (20-22kg).She needs your help. Needs you to go get ready and find a good furever home.

    She has to go to the vet and have two lumps looked at (one on a breast and one on a side), neutered, chipped and vaccinated, analytics and disease tests. Zenda needs them.

    She is in Huelva capital

    If you can contribute something, however small, for vet treatment for Zenda, please help.

    Ways to give:

    Paypal – https://paypal.me/AYUDAPARAZENDA?country.x=ES&locale.x=es_ES

    Bank – ES93 2100 1609 0001 00585247 caixabank

  • Protectora Scooby – beautiful perrigals for adoption

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    Perrigals are galgo x and Scooby has these 2 beauties hoping for forever homes.

    ‘We have some beautiful perrigals and it’s amazing that they are still here at the shelter without anyone ever asking about them! They are brother and sister, very devoted to each other but no problem separating them either. Still pretty young, about 2 or 3 years old, very playful, great with other dogs and love people. They have all the good of galgos, just a little fatter. Their names are Dorotea, chip: 8428 and Gonzalo, chip: 9239. Adorable and need out of a kennel now!

    Info: adopciones@scoobymedina.org

  • April – Adopt a greyhound/galgo month

    In the very beginning of my involvement with galgos in Spain and working with Charl del Rio who later founded 112garlotta galgos. I published an appeal for homes for 2 galgas rescued by Charl from a perrera. Angela Yardley contacted us and subsequently adopted them both.

    This is an appeal from Forever Hounds Trust established by Angela about adopting one of the Trust’s greyhounds.

  • Greyhound Joy – join the petition to ban greyhound racing in Scotland

    Weblink here to read Joy’s story and join the petition to ban greyhound racing in Scotland

  • Galgos in need of saving – in Extramadura and Cadiz

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    From Asociacion Caralapiz And Friends

    We need your help financially to be able to take rescue some more galgos and put them in other kennels whilst we make a hole in getting some of our current galgos in foster and adoption. The kennel is between 120-140 euros/week per dog.

    They have been surrendered by their galgueros and are in the villages of Extramadura and Cadiz.

    Can you please help.

    Bank Transfer

    B.Santander
    Asociación Caralapiz And Friends
    ES97 0049 2404 7121 1424 4772
    SWIFT O BIC
    BSCH ES MM XXX

    Paypal asociacióncaralapiz@gmail.com

    WhatsApp contact (Spain 0034) 633248977

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  • Why you should microchip your pet

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    It is an EU law that dogs,cats, equines and ferrets (yes, even ferrets!) are microchipped. It doesn’t cost a lot, but it does mean that if your pet is lost or stolen, it is easier to trace. And one should remember that when adopting an animal from an EU country, you should register the microchip in the country in which you live. Again, it’s not difficult. All my Spanish dogs at our French farm were registered with the French microchip database through our vet. Our Spanish dogs with us now in England have their microchips registered with the UK microchip company, such as Pet Log.

    This weblink gives you all the reasons you should microchip your pet.

  • Galgos and greyhounds – every home should have one

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